Over 8,500 postal ballots distributed for Melaka election, EC reminds voters on secrecy rules

MELAKA, Nov 3 — The Election Commission (EC) yesterday issued 8,569 postal ballot papers to eligible voters for the 16th Melaka State Election.

EC secretary Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus said 8,041 of the postal ballot papers were issued to election officials, EC members and officers, police and military personnel, and media practitioners who had applied under Category 1A.

He said another 433 postal ballot papers were issued to Malaysians residing abroad under Category 1B, while 95 were issued under Category 1C to officials from agencies or organisations approved by the EC who were unable to vote on polling day due to official duties.

The postal ballot papers were issued in the presence of representatives of all contesting candidates, he said in a statement yesterday.

Khairul Shahril reminded postal voters to mark their ballot papers and complete the Identity Declaration Form (Form 2) correctly before returning them to their respective constituency returning officers by 5 pm on polling day, Nov 14.

He also reminded voters to keep their votes confidential by not taking photographs of their postal ballot papers or sharing them on social media.

Polling day is set for Nov 14, while early voting will take place on Nov 10.

For the latest updates on the 16th Melaka state election, visit https://election.bernama.com/prn/melaka/2026/. — Bernama

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马六甲，11月3日讯——选举委员会（EC）昨日向符合资格的选民发放了8569张邮寄选票，参加第16届马六甲州选举。

选举委员会秘书拿督凯鲁·沙里尔·伊德鲁斯表示，8041张邮寄选票发放给了根据第1A类申请的选举官员、选举委员会成员和官员、警察和军人以及媒体从业人员。

他说，另有 433 张邮寄选票根据 1B 类发放给了居住在海外的马来西亚公民，而 95 张邮寄选票根据 1C 类发放给了因公务无法在投票日投票的、经选举委员会批准的机构或组织的官员。

他在昨天的一份声明中表示，邮寄选票是在所有参赛候选人的代表在场的情况下发放的。

Khairul Shahril 提醒邮寄选民，在 11 月 14 日投票日下午 5 点之前，请在选票上做好标记，并正确填写身份声明表（表格 2），然后将其交回各自的选区选举官员处。

他还提醒选民，要对投票保密，不要拍摄邮寄选票的照片或在社交媒体上分享。

投票日定于11月14日，提前投票将于11月10日举行。

有关第16届马六甲州选举的最新消息，请访问https://election.bernama.com/prn/melaka/2026/。——马新社

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